Listen "Confessions Of An International Student"
Episode Synopsis
Shefali Mann came to Canada as an international student in 2019. She was hoping to follow the path to permanent residency, but then the pandemic happened. She has been navigating a confusing, shifting set of programs and rules ever since, while the federal government bets on international students to help ease some of Canada's labour shortages.Links: about how international students are affected by these changes in the Toronto Starhttps://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/22/canada-unveils-new-measures-to-keep-international-students-from-running-out-of-status.htmlSponsors: 22 Murders, The Peak, Oxio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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